Word: discs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...believe that the major sources of conflict [between President Bok and the DuBois Institute Student Coalition (DISC)] are the gradual redefinition of the nature of the Institute, and the gradual exclusion of students from even a modicum of input into the planning and eventual governing of the Institute...
...Michael. Hence a contest like "Scouting the Headlines," in which the boys scanned the San Francisco Examiner for news items about people who have obeyed or disobeyed the tenets of Scout law. In an evening spectacular, a rock band made up of Explorers blasted nature's quiet; a disc jockey was brought in as master of ceremonies. A helicopter bombarded the Scouts with 15,000 fortune cookies containing quiz questions. Possibly the most shocking deviation from tradition was a Magic Forest Electronic Nature Trail event. The old nature walk was replaced by a marked course, along which cassette tape...
...same time he told the students he will meet with them, Bok released a letter that shows clearly his position on DISC's major demands--a position that in some cases is probably closer to agreement with the students than they expected, in others in clear disagreement. DISC is asking for direct links between the institute and the Afro-American Studies Department, an understandable demand since no member of the department is one the DuBois advisory board. Bok's letter promises that all new tenured faculty in Afro will be offered positions on the institute's advisory board, which should...
...February 10, the DISC proposal was sent to President Bok. Prof. Andrew Brimmer, and members of the Advisory Board. At that time, meetings with the Advisory Board were requested. Verbal and written requests were made for an appointment with President Bok via the Massachusetts Hall receptionist. Not one of these requests was answered. Later attempts were made to meet with the Advisory Board; these were also refused, DISC representatives communicated with Advisory Board members individually, until this line of communication was cut when Prof. Brimmer asked the members of the Board to retrain from making official statements concerning the workings...
After three months the University seems to have agreed to open dialogue. Student input at this time is crucial. The onus now rests on the Administration to make that dialogue meaningful to seriously considering the DISC proposal. Patay Fath Davis H.R. Afro David Cortiella La Organization Vivian M. Morria Feb First Movement Bruce A. Jacobs DISC spokesperson Peter A.D. Hardle Afro Dept. Concentrators William G. Fletcher Jr. OSTWS Laura M. Burns...